12-28-2012, 11:25 AM
Tail numbers aren't (usually) visible from the ground, and color only tells you who owns them (not who chartered the flight or why), so you have to guess by "posture".
Flying in a straight line to/from the lava: tourists.
Low flight, straight line, along road: possible HELCO line survey.
Circling, hovering, etc: could be a realtor, could be green harvest.
Low enough you can see the people: almost always green harvest.
There's not much good in complaining, either, because tourists bring money, and green harvest has Magic Federal Powers that allow it to Fly However It Wants.
Welcome to Puna!
Flying in a straight line to/from the lava: tourists.
Low flight, straight line, along road: possible HELCO line survey.
Circling, hovering, etc: could be a realtor, could be green harvest.
Low enough you can see the people: almost always green harvest.
There's not much good in complaining, either, because tourists bring money, and green harvest has Magic Federal Powers that allow it to Fly However It Wants.
Welcome to Puna!